The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-28
WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER
James Haley and Bryant Bresnan Are
Charged with Killing DeBurger.
Their Preliminary. Examination Will Begin
To-Day-Coroner Wagner Takes the Tes-
tim0Dy of Several More Persons.

Burger, yesterday morning in an affidavit
sworn to by Captain Colbert, Of the Metropoli-
tan police force. No charge was preferred
against Morris Lucid, the third person arrested
suspicion of being connected with the crime.
and he still remains at large. within easy reach
OF the officers in case he should be wanted.
There is something mysterious about his release.
and persistent efforts have failed to elicit an ex-
PLANTATION OF it from the officers. Some say
there evidence against him, while others
hint that he knows something which he will
make public when the proper time comes. 1t
was the intention to take the two accused before
the Mayor yesterday morning for preliminary
examination, but there was considerable de-
sirable evidence that had not been fully deyel
oped continuance until to-day was asked
by the officers and granted Charles Smith. of
Duncan, Smith & Wilson, appeared before the
Mayor and consented to the postponement. The
young men were committed to Jail by the Mayor
without bail. "A great numbe of witnesses for
the prosecution, and also goodly number for
the defense. were present. and the hearing Will
likely consume several days.
New facts are gradually coming to light and
and the officers, who first afraid they
had not secured the right parties. are beginning
to feel that they made mistake. belief ex-
lists that il the two not guilty OF the
crime themselves they know something about
il. The attaches of the street-car company feel
confident that the crime commit.
ted by some members of the
crowd that spent part OF Saturday
night in the various saloons on West and Illinois
streets and Kentucky avenue The evidence of
dozen young men shows that the entire night
was spent in carousine, and that only one or
two of the party went home before o'clock
of he
seen in widely separated sections of the city by
the police during the night. The great obstacle
is the aiibi. All the members of the party have
furnished witnesses to prove that they were in
different saloons continually from 7:30 until
1870 o'clock. about the time the crime was com
mitted. The saloon keepers corroborate this.
Another fact that strengthens the belief of
. the street-car people that the crime was
planned by the South West street gang is that
all the troubles that the non union drivers have
ever met with were in that part of the city, and
some of the men suspected are known to nave
been participants in assaults upon drivers. The
officers have not been allowing the TO rest
since the arrest of the suspected men, and new
investigations have been made In other direc-
tions. but far without any success. The
preponderance of the new evidence goes to
strengthen the case against the men 10 Jail. Two
witnesses were found yesterday. who it is
claimed. will be valuable Their names are
Miller and Nader, but who they are or where
they live is not revealed. Miller. it is claimed.
saw the attack on the driver, and went to his
rescue. but was driven away by tho assailants.
1t is also said that he will be able to identify the
murderers -
Coroner Wagner. though hampered by the
obstacles the County Commissioners have
thrown in his way, is continuing his investiga-
ton vigorously, and is being highly compli-
mented by the street-car company and the
officers generally for the ability he has displayed
in getting at the facts in the case. The investi-
CATION continued yesterday morning by
taking the testimony of quite number OF street
car drivers who had been assailed on the Stock
yards line. They all testified that since they
began driving, after the strike came on, they
had been greatly harrassea along West street
by crowds of young men who made their head
quarters in the saloon there
Bryant Bresnap, one of the accused. was ex-
arnined at length. The examination was
Quoted by H. &. Allen. attorney for the street
company. The evidence imrnateral, as
all connection with the crime was denied. He
accounted for himself Saturday night very
WELL claiming that he was in the saloon until IL
o'clock and then went home. He went to De-
Burgers house Sunday morning aud saw the
dead driver. sr
David Mathews a saloon keeper on kentucky
avenue. was examined yesterday afternoon. He
said that Bryant Bresnan came into his place
about $50 O'Clock Saturday evening ana re-
manned until after IL. The most of the time he
was there he tb ew dice with William Nichols
Thomas Swes ney, living at No. 217 South |
dealer was the next witness Ee had known
Bryant Bresnan for twelve years He saw him
at Mathe wss saloon Saturday night, from until
IL o'clock, and threw dice with him and Mr.. !
Mathews He did not see James Haley chat
night and did not hear Of the killing OF De |
Burger until next morning He had never |
heard Haley talk about street-car drivers. He |
knew De Burger personally, and had recol-
lecsion of ever hearing any one talk about do |
ing him up
Henry Mclaughlin who testified few days |
ago, was recalled. He admitted having talked |
with Haley on Sunday evening on the corner of |
West and Merrill streets. Jim Shea was in the |
crowd. 1t was about 3 o'clock. Nothing |
said about De Burgers death. Here the witness |
contradicted the testimony of Charles O'Don-
nell by saying that he did not see O'Donnell on
the corner of Grant and West streets Sunday |
evening. and did not remark that There |
comes Haley. believe he is
the man who killed De Burger
him to keep still. because there were some of
DeBurger's kin around. He did not Ed
Maiias that evening On Saturday night he was
in Carson's saloon until 1890 o'clock, and then
went to Powerss saloon, on Illinois street He
stayed there until nearly II o'clock, and then
went home. After he had gone home he went
out again. and talked on the corner for two
hours with David Sullivan, John Andrews. and
a man named Jordan. Here the witness was
restaurant in company with Haley. testified
to by Latro,men Clifford and Reed. and he de-
nied having been further north Illinois street
than Powers's saloon. He admitted having
passed through the depot at 11:30 o'clock. but
denied seeing Haley and VIM. Bresnan there as
testified to by VIM. Bresnan, who said that he
ard Haley were told of the attack DeBurger
by Mclaughlin in the depot. between IL and IL
o'clock. The witness was positive that he did
not see William or Bryant Bresran Saturday
night.
Yesterday morning Superintendent Travis
received word from Gosport, Owen county. that
three men answering the description of the
murderers had passed through there. walking
westward on the j. 81 V. railroad. While he has
not much faith in the report the Superintendent
took steps Immediately toward investigating the
matter.
Money and Religion
Arkansaw Traveller
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